I am a freshman at FIU who is struggling to like Miami, my school and the people. To be very honest, there are a lot of rude people in Miami (They were voted the Most Rudest City in America) and I can’t stand the heat. I’ve only been in school for three weeks but I’m already thinking of transferring to UCF, ( I only want your input on UCF). I am going to list a few pros and cons of each school to see if anyone could give me an opinion.
First off, I went to FIU because it was a school that not that many people had heard of at my high school. I had thought about other schools but this one I liked because no one wanted to go there from my high school. FIU was in a city that I never really visited and it was where my brother went to school, so going there would have helped my parents out. Due to a medical condition, I had to find accomodations that had my own private bathroom, and the only housing they have available is on campus studio housing, where I am alone. This really sucked because I was lonely and I am still lonely. It has been hard making friends and I blame FIU for not having better accomodations for students with medical conditions. I wanted to have roommates but its not possible with FIU. As soon as I told them about my condition they decided to put me in my own place. It has been hard making friends espcially since no one from my town went to my school. I have met people, but I never get invited anywhere with them. FIU is also a commuter school, so a lot of students would prefer to stay friends with people that went to their high school than with new people. They don’t invite you anywhere because they just want to go home after class. I feel so lost when I hear Miami natives talk about places in Miami or old memories they had together, There are some that are open to make new friends that are not from Miami, but many stay close to their friends from high school. Lastly, I am not feeling the traditional college feel. My school doesn’t care about the football or the sports (they do like tailgating) and I also don’t feel like I am in college, and that sucks. Miami is also a jungle, the city is a mess and it is trashy and filled with disgusting, judgemental people. People try to act richer than what they are or they are rich and bitchy. I don’t want to regret my college years.
On the other hand, I do love the nice areas of Miami (ex. South beach, Miami Beach and Wynwood Walls), but I realize that those places don’t really matter and I cannot go there all the time to make me happy. Also, I love that FIU has so many people from different countries. It’s great because you get to know a lot of people.
On to UCF, because UCF has more years established as a college, they know what they are doing. I do like Orlando since I go there all the time and I have family over there as well. UCF has a lot to offer. They have my major, they have housing for people that need their own bathroom (that include roommates), and there is more of a college feel. The school is the same size as my current school, except that almost everyone lives on campus which is great. I honestly don’t feel like all the people would be superficial in UCF and that’s good. UCF is diverse like FIU, but instead of having a lot of cubans who talk and dress the same, they have a more diverse campus. I love how it is so close to Disney and how it is closer to my town. (FIU is 3 horus away, while UCF is 1 hr and 30min). I like how UCF gets cold in the winter and that it seems to be more chill than FIU. I honestly feel like people look at what you wear in FIU and the typical Miami girls are just overbearing. I thought I escaped people like this when I graduated! As I type all of this, I have to be honest that I am not happy at FIU. I feel so alone and not having roommates took a toll on me. A lot of people transfer out of FIU for reasons like mine but It’ll be hard to leave a place I’ve gotten used to. But, I also don’t want to regretnot transferring to another school that offers more. Transferring could also be a difficult process so I am just not sure. While talking to my brother who is graduating from FIU, he even tells me that he wishes he had gone to a school that had more of a college feel, but for him it’s obviously too late. I am going to apply just in case things do not get better but I know for sure that I will be staying at FIU for the full year. What would you do if you were me? What is your opinion?